Philip N. Schafer, PA
Physician Assistant · Grayling, MI
Philip N. Schafer, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Grayling, Michigan, and NPI 1346278298, issued on Jun 29, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 002487, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Philip N. Schafer
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 002487 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1100 E Michigan Ave, Grayling, MI 49738
- Phone
- (989) 348-5461
- Enumerated
- Jun 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 27, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210812001115); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1100 E Michigan Ave
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Verify Philip N. Schafer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
Search for license 002487Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
271 Medicare Part D claims for 170 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone39 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate21 claims
- Cephalexin17 claims
- Azithromycin14 claims
- Ondansetron Odt12 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Carlos G Otis Health Care Center IncTownshend, VT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Philip N. Schafer among 6,989 physician assistant records in Michigan
Philip N. Schafer, PA is one of 6,989 physician assistant records with a practice address in Michigan. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2017 among the 4,739 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
15 physician assistant records list a practice address in Grayling
They are 15 of the 233 NPPES records with a practice address in Grayling, and 6,989 physician assistant records in Michigan.
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- Sarah Finstrom, P.A.Grayling, MI 497381972549376
- Jeffrey Fox, PA-CGrayling, MI 497381811915689
- Nicholas Fox, PA-CGrayling, MI 497381578165379
- Melissa Glasser-Edwards, PA-CGrayling, MI 497381093793846
- Athena Helinski, PAGrayling, MI 497381033146444
Common questions
What is Philip N. Schafer, PA's NPI number?
Philip N. Schafer, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346278298, issued on Jun 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Philip N. Schafer, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1100 E Michigan Ave, Grayling, MI, 49738. Phone: (989) 348-5461. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Philip N. Schafer, PA's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 002487, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Philip N. Schafer, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Philip N. Schafer, PA had 271 Medicare Part D claims for 170 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.